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Diagnostic Pathology 2011, 6:68
doi:10.1186/1746-1596-6-68

Published: 22 July 2011

Abstract

Aim

To analyze the hypothesis of events or neighborhood interactions that is based upon
recognizable structures of systems which possess a surface in a four dimensional space
- time constellation {x, y, z, t}. To include the theory of hierarchic order of structures
and aspects of thermodynamically open systems, especially entropy, structural entropy
and entropy flow.

Hypothesis

Any structure is a space - time constellation that occupies a unique space in its
environment. The environment can be a system too, and is assumed to be (nearly) constant.
Structures can interact in their environment and create a new structure at a higher
order level. Interacting structures that create a surface are called a system. Starting
from the bottom, such a system is characterized by its inner structures, its surface
function, and its neighborhood. Interaction with a neighboring system is called an
event. An event can alter a system, create new systems or induce the decay of a system,
dependent upon the surrounding lower level system (background).

Results

The hypothesis results in a uniform theory about matter, life, diseases, or behavior.
Concrete applications permit the estimation of duration of life in man, for example
the effect of solid cancer in man, or appearance of protozoans in sexual or asexual
reduplication. In addition, it can successfully describe the development of the universe
(small exceed of matter above antimatter at the big bang), or the increase of structures
(and systems) with increasing time (development of intelligent systems). The three
dimensional space possesses the lowest number of mandatory dimensions to implement
such a system.